As Right as Rain by Caroline Taggart

• The English language is littered with linguistic quirks, which when taken literally, seem completely nonsensical.
• This collection by expert wordsmith Caroline Taggart contains some fascinating and remarkable stories about the best-loved and most colourful phrases in English.

About the Author

Caroline taggart is the bestselling author of i used to know that and, in the same series, a classical education and an apple a day. she also co-wrote my grammar and i (or should that be 'me'?). her other books include her ladyship's guide to the queen's english, the book of english place names and the book of london place names. she also appears frequently on radio and tv